Western Ukraine train was attacked by Russian troops.Figure: Flip from Tencent.com
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin visited Ukraine recently, met with President Volodymyr Zelensky and several senior officials, and promised to continue to support Ukraine. But just hours after the two U.S. officials left, five train stations in central and western Ukraine were heavily bombed. According to foreign media analysis, this is Russia expressing dissatisfaction with the United States.
On the 24th, Blinken and Austin took a train from Poland to Kyiv. All routes were carried out under extremely confidential conditions and were not disclosed. This is also the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit Ukraine since the outbreak of the war.
Blinken and Austin are believed to have been between 10 pm and 1 am local time on the 24th, and then the two returned to Poland by train.
In the early morning of the 25th, the Russian army immediately launched an attack on 5 railway stations in Lviv, Rovno, Venista, Kyiv and the town of Krane, only 70 miles from the Polish border. This railway is from Poland to Kyiv. main railway line.
The British “Daily Mail” said the bombing of the railway station so close to the Polish border would be seen as a warning to the West from the Kremlin.
“As far as Russia’s war goals are concerned, Russia has failed, Ukraine has succeeded,” Blinken said after returning to Poland after the meeting. Two officials also announced on a trip that the United States had approved $165 million in military aid for Ukraine.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei. Rudenko said it was too early to talk about whether the visit of a senior US official to Ukraine would affect the negotiations.
The Russian Defense Ministry also announced on the 25th that the Russian Air Force destroyed 56 Ukrainian military targets in one day, including oil refineries, fuel depots and five railway stations. Foreign media believe that this means that Russia is turning its target to the logistical supply line of the Ukrainian army.
But just hours after the two U.S. officials left, five train stations in central and western Ukraine were heavily bombed
According to foreign media analysis, this is Russia expressing dissatisfaction with the United States.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin recently visited Ukraine in a flash, where they met with President Volodymyr Zelensky and several senior officials, and pledged to continue to support Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with U.S. Secretary of State Blinken and Defense Secretary Austin in Kyiv.Photo: Retrieved from the official website of the Ukrainian Presidential Palace
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with U.S. Secretary of State Blinken and Defense Secretary Austin in Kyiv.Photo: Retrieved from the official website of the Ukrainian Presidential Palace